The "Bundle of Sticks" and the Ritz Cracker Prize

You are getting smarter and smarter all the time! I do not want you to know where I get my pictures from, but Micaela (from San Francisco) knows where they come from. She was the only person who knew the picture was taken in Albania and not South America. (She telephoned her mother to tell the answer!) Unfortunately Micaela can not win the Ritz cracker prize because she is too far away from Worcester! We could mail it to her in an envelope, but all she would get would be CRUMBS. Mailing anything at Christmas time takes longer than usual, and that is especially true for something mailed to California. By the time she received it, its color would be green..........Therefore the prize goes to Evgjeni who was the SECOND person to get the right answer. She comes from Albania and can tell us what the "sticks" (or maiz) are used for. ......So I am sorry Micaela....better luck for our next contest.